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basically blaming the republicans for no deal on the fiscal cliff. a news alert for you now. a new number from apple today showing exactly what tim cook made this year. he brought in $4.17 million that includes his base pay and incentives and that is down 99% from the $370 million team made last year. apple chief didn't get any stock awards this year, apple languishing above $500 a share. please check out this video, a real life iron man, and exoskeleton that gives that person, paralyzed people the ability to walk. a lot is banked on military research. dr. mark siegel is here with the story. i want to see if i have got this right. >> you always have it right. stuart: an exoskeleton is essentially a robot. a paralyzed person wears this robot, there's a backpack of some sort. >> not exactly. this is a big game change iran's big business. these things are running between one hundred and 1 forty thousand dollars. there are 30 run the country, 30 centers run the country and within a year or two they are going to be in the home and that is going to be huge. they allow a paralyzed p
basically blaming the republicans for no deal on the fiscal cliff. a news alert for you now. a new number from apple today showing exactly what tim cook made this year. he brought in $4.17 million that includes his base pay and incentives and that is down 99% from the $370 million team made last year. apple chief didn't get any stock awards this year, apple languishing above $500 a share. please check out this video, a real life iron man, and exoskeleton that gives that person, paralyzed people...
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asking for, if there is any hope of averting the fiscal cliff. shibani? shibani: thanks very much, rich. we're also learning house speaker bain are is not in fact returning to the capitol. leaving the ball in the senate's court. if we do get any sort of statement out of any senators that were involved we'll of course bring that to you. david: well the president is always talking about math and it is just a matter of simple math things don't add up. well, he is right. increase of expenditures in his administration has gone up 25% from his predecessor. if we can put up the figure, the full screen that we have showing that. in 2008 we spent about $2983 -- $2.98 trillion. that went up as you can see in the next year primarily because of the extra spending with the stimulus program but it didn't really slow down. it just kept up at the increased level. how is the president going to get the money to fund his new spending? that's a question that our next guest has been thinking long and hard about. he is thomas fanning, chairman, ceo and president of so
asking for, if there is any hope of averting the fiscal cliff. shibani? shibani: thanks very much, rich. we're also learning house speaker bain are is not in fact returning to the capitol. leaving the ball in the senate's court. if we do get any sort of statement out of any senators that were involved we'll of course bring that to you. david: well the president is always talking about math and it is just a matter of simple math things don't add up. well, he is right. increase of expenditures in...
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again, i repeat that republican and democrat plans to solve the fiscal cliff have nothing, are not reducing the deficit one ta. >> basically, i'm going to have to spend my prime years and the folks i know, spend their prime years paying off the interest payments. the fact of the matter is in the interest, social security and medicare will consume the budget in the near future, right when i probably want to be starting a business, tting my life going enough razzle want to get their life going. instead, will be paying taxes on lobbying indenred servants of the government. this is absolutely immoral to have this happen. this is what congress is passing on to us and is why conservatives in the house and senate need to be serious about these fiscal cliff tops, especially about the debt ceiling, not just sitting back and saying president obama won the election. if we don't act now my generation will spend our prime years being servants of the government, and that's not right. tom: i hope you do. i give you one more step before you go. the amount of interest that we pay on the debt that china owes
again, i repeat that republican and democrat plans to solve the fiscal cliff have nothing, are not reducing the deficit one ta. >> basically, i'm going to have to spend my prime years and the folks i know, spend their prime years paying off the interest payments. the fact of the matter is in the interest, social security and medicare will consume the budget in the near future, right when i probably want to be starting a business, tting my life going enough razzle want to get their life...
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now he's got the fiscal cliff. blame the republicans. and the truth is, in the short-term, the g.o.p. gets the blame. and they deserve it a little bit. but in the long-term, things change. stuart: you are a republican strategist. why do you say that republicans deserve some of the blame short-term? >> well, they deserve it the same way everyone in washington deserves it. no one in washington is incentiveized to think about the long-term. everyone is thinking about the short-term. by the way we see this in the private sector as well where companies think about, you know, the next quarter and never think about the long-term. the problem is the government gets to kick this can down the road endlessly and it is our cans they are kicking. stuart: if you are a republican and you see a bad policy coming down the pike at you, and you're supposed to compromise with it, namely, raising tax rates on the rich, should you do that just to get along with the other side? just to get a deal? just to get some compromise? or should you stick with the princ
now he's got the fiscal cliff. blame the republicans. and the truth is, in the short-term, the g.o.p. gets the blame. and they deserve it a little bit. but in the long-term, things change. stuart: you are a republican strategist. why do you say that republicans deserve some of the blame short-term? >> well, they deserve it the same way everyone in washington deserves it. no one in washington is incentiveized to think about the long-term. everyone is thinking about the short-term. by the...
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so republicans are very much waiting for democrats to offer a new type of fiscal cliff proposal. democrats are saying to republicans in the house, they should just pass that bill that passed the senate earlier this year, one that extends tax rates for families earning less than $250,000 a year. so very much bit of a stalemate going on here in washington as we move ever closer to the deadline. back to you. ashley: my first reaction is, so what's new? >> not much. ashley: at least it is something. but the 31st is well, the very next day. >> right. ashley: if you look past the headlines about the gridlock in washington what do the fundamentals of the economy really look like? are they not that bad? and will 2013 be the year for you to make money? certainly hope so. mark luschini, janney montgomery scott analyst joining me in an fb. in exclusive. mark, thank you for being here. you are unabashedly bullish, which i love? >> i love the underlying economic fundamentals despite what is played out on the television. ashley: to that point. we're not in a fiscal cliff wrooefr in a fiscal sl
so republicans are very much waiting for democrats to offer a new type of fiscal cliff proposal. democrats are saying to republicans in the house, they should just pass that bill that passed the senate earlier this year, one that extends tax rates for families earning less than $250,000 a year. so very much bit of a stalemate going on here in washington as we move ever closer to the deadline. back to you. ashley: my first reaction is, so what's new? >> not much. ashley: at least it is...
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all three options remain on capitol hill already beyond the fiscal cliff. diane. >> rich, these are big names coming out so far. congressman issa no small fry there we also heard from eric cantor that he is against the bill. how damning is it that top republicans are coming out saying they're opposed to deal? >> that is very problematic. that could be a situation where a number about republicans say, look we have tax rates that have gone up. it is beyond january 1st, midnight. what this represents, this proposal is a tax cut, a major tax cut, basically for anybody, any family making less than $450,000 a year. on top of that, you also got this next round upcoming that of a debt ceiling fight. there are republicans like senator lindsey graham who are saying look, make sure you take the debt ceiling fight with your spending cuts, for the spending cut fight. why don't we make sure we cut taxes now and move onto that next round? that is a feeling among a number about republicans here. you have a significant amount of democrats, perhaps who could potentially come
all three options remain on capitol hill already beyond the fiscal cliff. diane. >> rich, these are big names coming out so far. congressman issa no small fry there we also heard from eric cantor that he is against the bill. how damning is it that top republicans are coming out saying they're opposed to deal? >> that is very problematic. that could be a situation where a number about republicans say, look we have tax rates that have gone up. it is beyond january 1st, midnight. what...
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gerri: we have been saying, congress will not need the midnight deadline to avert the fiscal cliff. congress will not. the negotiations continue into tomorrow. let's bring in a congressman who will be critical to the process. republican of wisconsin, a member of the house budget committee. welcome back to the show. great to see you here. first, breaking news detail i want to get your reaction to. we just heard the vice-president will meet with senate democrats tonight. what do you think that's about? >> i'm not exactly sure. unless they're having some type of problem with the spending side of the equation, i never have reached some type of agreement on taxes, but i know that makes mcconnell was working with vice-president biden on the spending side. and so there may be some person that has to go on the senate democrats to get the bill passed gerri: arm-twisting everywhere. let's talk about this potential deal as it has been outlined to us. we would have tax hikes on folks with incomes above 400,000 if your single, above water and 50,000 if you're a couple. permanent patch to anc, th
gerri: we have been saying, congress will not need the midnight deadline to avert the fiscal cliff. congress will not. the negotiations continue into tomorrow. let's bring in a congressman who will be critical to the process. republican of wisconsin, a member of the house budget committee. welcome back to the show. great to see you here. first, breaking news detail i want to get your reaction to. we just heard the vice-president will meet with senate democrats tonight. what do you think that's...
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and democrats agree on only fiscal cliff will cut gdp growth substantially. you think what effect the government spending 7% plus of our gdp on debt to bases every year for the last four years, you're talking about north of a trillion dollars economic impact. ashley: you say stay away from equities, what in particular? >> long-term treasuries a deflation hedge. the stability and coupons, emerging market coupons for some holdings in newly emerging market equities. keep in mind i am not saying stay completely away from equities. normal risk exposure. ashley: what about gold, do you like the mining stocks as compared to the gold etf? >> i do like the mining stocks trading at 30-year lows and price relative to gold. if you own some equities, it is preferable in the gold sector. ashley: investment officer joining us by phone this afternoon. thank you so much. the closing bell rings fairly soon here, under six minutes time. can you guess which tech companies are up more than 100% this year? known as the google china poised to take on apple with new technology. we w
and democrats agree on only fiscal cliff will cut gdp growth substantially. you think what effect the government spending 7% plus of our gdp on debt to bases every year for the last four years, you're talking about north of a trillion dollars economic impact. ashley: you say stay away from equities, what in particular? >> long-term treasuries a deflation hedge. the stability and coupons, emerging market coupons for some holdings in newly emerging market equities. keep in mind i am not...
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will there be a framework to avoid the fiscal cliff? ashley: up to the minute coverage from washington. guess what, republicans should just walk away now. oh, boy. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...yoll bust yourrain box. ♪ all onhinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ ashley: breaking news. there is the podium. no one in front of it. live pictures from the white house. president obama set to speak shortly from this location as lawmakers definitely try to hammer out a deal on the fiscal cliff. of course we'll bring you his comments live which are stated -- slated to begin anytime. it could be a little tenuous when he actually speaks. we'll keep an eye on it. as soon as he does we'll bring it to you live of course. stocks hanging in there up 53 points. let's go to our own diane macedo on the floor of the nyse. >> ashley, stocks are looking better than the
will there be a framework to avoid the fiscal cliff? ashley: up to the minute coverage from washington. guess what, republicans should just walk away now. oh, boy. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] [ male announcer ] time and sales data. split-second stats. [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ it's so close to the options floor... [ indistinct shouting, bell dinging ] ...yoll bust yourrain box. ♪ all onhinkorswim from td ameritrade. ♪ ashley: breaking news. there is the podium....
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yes, the fiscal cliff is the news background to today's trading. hopes of any kind of deal really are slipping away. i'm not going to say it's not going to happen, but the chances of a deal are slipping away. that is going to affect the early trading today. dow jones industrial average has opened lower, it's going to go down roughly 60 points. if you look at the futures market as a indicator for the current market we should be down about 60 by the time we open up. and barnes & noble, a big mover today and i want to go to lauren, how far up or down. >> it's up 2.3%, stuart. i went over to the booth where it trades, the traders say really heavy volume for in time of morning in the premarket on the stocks. barnes & noble very smart today. the good news up 11% and making a educational investment and putting 90 million into the nook media, which is kind of part of barnes & noble's business, but then put out the bad news, barnes & noble and their holiday sales will come in below expectations and their nook business would not meet their prior production f
yes, the fiscal cliff is the news background to today's trading. hopes of any kind of deal really are slipping away. i'm not going to say it's not going to happen, but the chances of a deal are slipping away. that is going to affect the early trading today. dow jones industrial average has opened lower, it's going to go down roughly 60 points. if you look at the futures market as a indicator for the current market we should be down about 60 by the time we open up. and barnes & noble, a big...
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we'll talk about the fiscal cliff ad knaus see yum. that's what we do when you're talking about the economy. appreciate you both being here. it is the fiscal cliff gridlock which is helping to suck the holiday cheer out of many shoppers. a new report says u.s. holiday sales climbed just .7 of a percent over last year. that is their slowest rate of growth since 2008 when the recession was in full force but are people just temporarily stuffing their money in the mattress due to the fisl cliff? or is this the start of a long-term spending halt by consumers? joining us to discuss all of this is retail analyst. we appreciate you being here. we were reporting about this today on the fox business network. one i think it was mastercard spending pulse saying it actually not the fiscal cliff, it was superstorm sandy. >> right. adam: at the end. day are consumers pulling back? doesn't matter if it was the storm or fear they're pulling back, right. >> that was a real good point you made. mastercard said this these numbers were becoming a concern f
we'll talk about the fiscal cliff ad knaus see yum. that's what we do when you're talking about the economy. appreciate you both being here. it is the fiscal cliff gridlock which is helping to suck the holiday cheer out of many shoppers. a new report says u.s. holiday sales climbed just .7 of a percent over last year. that is their slowest rate of growth since 2008 when the recession was in full force but are people just temporarily stuffing their money in the mattress due to the fisl cliff? or...
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coming down to the wire as we approach the fiscal cliff. still without a solid deal in place, but both the president and mitch mcconnell, the senator on the republican side, say we're close. up next, allison deans shows you what to invest in whether we have a deal or whether we fall over that edge. ♪ liz: talk about a cliffhanger, with just minutes left in the trading day, the nation's toes clinging like this, like kilroy, right? over the edge of the fiscal cliff. no deal written in stones, but the markets still believe -- 139 points for the dow jones industrials -- that there may be some type of deal. join us now, allison deans, the senior adviser at varick asset management. we brought you in because you're so good at this kind of stuff, and we thought what we should invest in there is no deal or if there is a deal. what's your mind telling you? >> i think there will be a deal. i think if it doesn't happen tonight, they'll exing tend -- extend some of the benefits, and my sense is it'll be a compromise for both parties. it's just a shame
coming down to the wire as we approach the fiscal cliff. still without a solid deal in place, but both the president and mitch mcconnell, the senator on the republican side, say we're close. up next, allison deans shows you what to invest in whether we have a deal or whether we fall over that edge. ♪ liz: talk about a cliffhanger, with just minutes left in the trading day, the nation's toes clinging like this, like kilroy, right? over the edge of the fiscal cliff. no deal written in stones,...
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of issues in fiscal cliff tops. this as vice-president joe biden steps up to the negotiation table. joining us now from washington with the latest, peter barnes standing outside the white house. first, rich edson on capitol hill. the senate's orotund aware about an hour ago the senate finally got under way. >> reporter: good afternoon. right now they are discussing a current framework on how to address the sequester cuts, automatic government spending cuts that hit the federal budget starting this week. 94 billion for the year. they're discussing the current framework that would include protecting income amounts of less than $400,000 for individuals, 450,000 for couples , married families from a tax increase. this framework also includes keeping best -- estate tax levels where they are, extending the alternative minimum tax package that is preventing tens of millions of middle-class americans from having to pay the amt. a doctor checks, making sure that medicare doctors don't get a significant pay cut starting tomor
of issues in fiscal cliff tops. this as vice-president joe biden steps up to the negotiation table. joining us now from washington with the latest, peter barnes standing outside the white house. first, rich edson on capitol hill. the senate's orotund aware about an hour ago the senate finally got under way. >> reporter: good afternoon. right now they are discussing a current framework on how to address the sequester cuts, automatic government spending cuts that hit the federal budget...
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cliff. we have the bottom line, and, liz, this is something to use as investors plot a strategy with no ciedged of come presenceble answers. >> here's the companies that could dive first without the compromise. you'll see them here. it's curtesy of goldman sachs, and dozens of companies expected to be affected. it's not just defense companies. it's also other companies that get a lot in the way of government contracts, and there's companies here, get 50% or more of their sales from government contracts. really interesting stuff. it's not just, again, defense companies. you're going to see waste management in there, an environmental company. motorola in there as well. we talked to fidelity. they are concerned as well telling amists to watch for certainly insexes -- indexes and others that cover financials and others cited there. adam: i have friends saying there's no fiscal cliff, it's make believe trumped up by the media and parties to scare people, get rate, and, perhaps bring about policy
cliff. we have the bottom line, and, liz, this is something to use as investors plot a strategy with no ciedged of come presenceble answers. >> here's the companies that could dive first without the compromise. you'll see them here. it's curtesy of goldman sachs, and dozens of companies expected to be affected. it's not just defense companies. it's also other companies that get a lot in the way of government contracts, and there's companies here, get 50% or more of their sales from...